St Therese with Child JesusSt. Therese Receiving Roses from the Child Jesus Made of hand painted plaster with painted eyes. Available in 16" or 22" Saint Therese, the Little Flower, was the last of nine children and was born on January 2, 1873, in France. Therese's Mother died when she was only four years old. Her Father and sisters would give lots of attention to Therese. She wanted everything she could out of life. She entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux to become a nun.